Translating research for evidence-based public health: Key concepts and future directions

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1187-1192

  Rychetnik, Lucie ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^b   Laws, Rachel ^b   King, Lesley ^b   Rissel, Chris ^b   Nutbeam, Don ^c   Colagiuri, Stephen ^b   Caterson, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84872024009     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200038     Document Type: Article

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